6.05.2007

Ready for Foam...

Dead sculpts pulled from the mold, its become one of my favorite parts of the process....grotesque mutations :)

Foam casting today, possibly painting too if I have time....the plan, I think, is to shoot everything 'nude' first, then costume the pups and shoot the first half of the short.....

UPDATE:

My first foam disaster.....gelled in the bowl seconds after shutting the mixer off (but not so soon that I didn't start pouring it into the mold-- D'OH -- gonna try again, with less gelling agent and a shorter refine time)....

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I am Jeffrey Roché...

...an artist, exploring techniques in any and all media, though some of my favorites include charcoal, acrylic & oil painting, and woodcut printmaking. My focus over the past five years or so has been stop-motion animation, which draws on every ounce of my creativity, from sculpting and painting to photography, and everything in between.

No matter which medium I am working in, my themes remain consistent. I consider myself to be a Modern Magical Realist, incorporating magical or mythical elements into otherwise everyday settings and situations. Magic exists in the mundane, all around us in daily life, but especially here in New Orleans. There is a mystical vibe in this city that inspires me as an artist. I've felt it all my life, under the moss-covered oaks of City Park, on the wrought-iron balconies of the French Quarter, near the banks of the Mighty Mississippi, or amidst the cold marble of Lafayette Cemetery.